Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WAY iii Tili: WKKVIK. Cotton Tot il (?n at Moiiutico 1<? South's ; Industry. Tho cotton-boll weevil timi is cast- ; inp gloom uve!- tho cotton-growing | region "T the South commenced like ninny other agricultural pests, in a small way, ia Hal), when, in lin State of Coahulla, northern Mexico, a mi nute' insect pest appeared, known to entomologists as anthonomu.s grandis, and in tin: districts where now found in Texas as the cotton-boll worm. In JHli'J the Mexican planters were forced to abandon cotton cultivation in that district ol'Mexico. Twenty live years later the- attempt was again made to grow cotton, hut the insects' ravages again caused its abandonment. In the meantime the [test crossed thc Mexican line and entered thc cot ton iield.s (d'Texas. This was about 1894. Since this tune thu govern ment division of entomology hr.s been engaged deviling means for the eradi cation of this terror of the cotton fields. Hut until last j car funds were not available for determined means by extensive held work. Mean while the insect spread north and east, but is still confined to Texas, and at present includes about 28 per cent of thc cotton acreage of the I'fli ted States. This acreage, says Farmers' Bulle tin No. 103, United Sutes Depart ment of Agriculture, in 1900 produced 24 per cent of tho total crop of the country. The map shown gives the Texas region infested as being bound ed on the uorth by thc lied Uiver and on tho cast by tho pine forest of the divide between the Trinity and Sabine rivers. It include:; al) of the twenty two counties which, in 1899, according to the twelfth census, produced 40, 000 or moro bales each. In tho newly invaded torritory, however, betweon tho latitude of Dal las and tho lied river, tho insect, though scatteringly present, has not yet multiplied to an alarming extent. It is seen, however, that tho South has ono of the most serious agricultu ral insect problem to contend against that has ever confronted it. 'Tho bulletin fears that the most serious aspect of the situation is in thc fact that th? pest is constantly spreading and will undoubtedly even tually bc distributed ??1! over th? not ion belt. There are no influences that can check it short of the Inuit of its food plant in this country. lu Mexico, whore thc insect has existed as an important enemy of cotton for a muoh loagcr period than in the Uni ted States, the investigations of the .division of entomology, as well as of the Mexican government, indicate that the only factor in limiting its distribution is that of altitude. The average olevation of tho "Laguna" district of Mexico, immune against the pest, is about 3,500 feet above sea level. Unfortunately, in this country there is no land at all adapted to ootton culture in the belt as now constituted that approaches suoh an elevation. It is considered wholly beyond pos sibility that the weevil is ever to be exterminated. Its history in Mexico and sinoe reaohiog Texas, as well as the history of many related injurious Proverbs "When the butter won't come put a penny in the churn," is an old time dairy proverb. It often seems to work though no one has ever told why. Wh?n mothers are worried because the children do not gain strength and flesh we say give them Scotts Emul sion. It is like the penny in the milk because it works and because there ' is something astonishing about it. Scott's Emulsion is simply a milk of pure cod liver oil with some hypophosphites especially prepared for delicate stomachs. Children take to it naturally because they like the taste and the remedy takes just as naturally to children be cause it is so perfectly adapted to their wants. For all weak and pale and thin children Scott's Emulsion is thc most satisfactory treat ment. Wo will cend you tho penny, /. e., a sa ni pic free. Efe r.urc t!:at illili picture ia tlu- farni ? f a lai>.*l is on the wrapper rn every boUla of Elli ul iou you buy. SCOTT & EOWNB, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. lacets, offers no hope tliat it will i ver j . iiiuvli less destructive lhau now. f cvertheloss, it ha-* been demonstra- j ..1 tliat cotton can 1"' grown profita- J ly hy moans ol a few expedients in j laating and Dianaging the crop where j he insect is present. These expo ients involve no appr eiablo extra spense in producing the -tap!?*, and ccordingly are coming tobe g< nerally doptcd in preference lo ilire<-t means ucli as poi uo ii H and machines, which side from thrir doubtful utility lin er many condition?, involve expenses ir labor or material that soon hope .hsly reduce the margin of proQt. To summarize thc results of the ex eriments for combining the insect, it UH bei n shown that: 1. Karly planted cotton with thor ugh cultivation produced two-thirds 1' a bale per acre. 2. Karly planted cotton with care rs cultivation produced one ninth of bale per acre. Karly planted cotton with fair ultivation produced one-half bale per ere. \. Latc-plantcd cotton willi wide own yielded about one-fourth ol' a lalo per acre. .'). Late-planted cotton with narrow ..vs, sprayed thoroughly, yielded ibout one-fourth of a bale per acre. Thc specific recommendation of-the ntornological division, for making iud saving crops, or by which a ?rofitable crop maybe produced, arc : riant early. Plant, if possible, the iced of thc varieties known to mature ?arly, or at least, obtain seed from as ar uorth as possible. It is much letter to run the risk of replanting, which is not an expeusive operation, ,han to havo thc crop delayed. Thc practice of some planters of making .wo plantings to avoid having all the work of chopping thrown into a short period is a very bad policy from thc boll weevil standpoint. Taking a se ries of years into consideration, it will riot be found too early to plant cotton in the latitude of Houston and south ward by February 25; in the J Brazos valley, as far north as Waco, by the first week in March, and at no place in northern Texas later than about March 20. Cultivate the fields thoroughly. The principal benefit in this comes from thc iutluencc that such a practice has upon the constant growth and conse quent carly maturity cf thc crop. Very few weevils aro killed by culti vation. Much of thc benefit of early planting is lo.it unless it is followed by thorough cultivation. In case of unavoidably delayed planting tho best hope of the planter is to cultivate tho field in thc most thorough manner possible. Thrco choppings and five plowings constituto as thorough a sys tem of cultivation as in necessary in most casos. Destroy, by plowing up, windrow ing, and burning, all tho cotton stalks in the fields not later than the first week in October. In some oases turning cattle into tho 'fields ia advis able. Abide from amounting to prac tical destruction of tho plants grazing of the cotton fields furnishes consid erable forage al a time when it is gen erally much in demand. Plant the rows as far apart as ex perience with the land indicates is feasible and thin out tho plants in the rows and thoroughly. In addition to these specific leconi inondations it may be stated that any thing that eau be dono in tho way of protecting birds, like thc quail, which is known to feed upon tho weevil, will undoubtedly bo of advantage. A Mule That Travels Sunday. Thc Southern Railway has issued a general order that freight trains must nut run on Sunday between 1> a. ui. and i) p. m. The law forbids such running any time on Sunday until sunset, but it isdargely a dead letter. The law and thc Southern Hallway's order except freight trains carrying perisbublc products and live stock. That kills the law and thc order. It is said that thc Southern Railway has an old decrepit mule tim. it employs only to ride up and down tho North Carolina Railroad so as, to prevent running of Sunday freights when de sired. The mulo has made so many trips that bo ?B ?aid to sway backward and forward when off the cars, to keep time to the motion of the running train. If any person should seek lo "put the law" to the railroad for run ning trains on Sunday, they would point to the old, swayback mule and say, "See, wc are hauling live stock." As the mule is nearly deed with old age and continuous travel, tho qucs tiou of whether the mule is really "live sioek" might be raised, but as long as he can stand up and bo haul ed, a jury might say he came within thc meaning of "live stock," though not a member of thc jury wou?d pay $10 for bim. A mule is a very con venient animal, and has been used for offensive and defensive warfare, bur it remaiucd for thc Southern Railway managers tu make tho conscience of a mulo stand r.bctween them and the violation of the law and breaking thc Sabbath day.-Raleigh (N. C.) News and Observer. __ -. ? cheerful, intelligent faco is the ?od of cuit?te and success enough. -Emerson. .; A STORY WITH A MORAL "herc Arc Ways and Ways of Adver tising One'i; Business. There was once :t!i advertising ?jeni who called ?>ri a business man <> provo to him that advertising in newspaper was more effective than dvertising on billboards. The busi icss man was skeptical on this .oint, i Ic had been in i ho habit of iisfrihuling Iiis business signs al! iver lin- face ol' tho landscape, and ic regarded this sort of exaggerated attooing us no less wisu than pic aresque, as perhaps it was. J Iis dea ol' t lie? picturesque differed from hat of the Burbi/.on school of paini ng. Tin; agent said, "I will prove to on il?:.L a sign painted on a dead vail is of very lillie practical vul 10." The business man said, '"If you .an I will advertise in your paper." The agent made out his contract. L'hen lu: said: "There is an adver isemeut seven feel hy four painted n large letters on the wall of a sev il story building which you pass m your way to ymir office every iiornin;'. Can you tell me what it s ?" Tin.' business man racked his nemory.in vain. Ho could rcmem >or that there was a sign there in ,vhite letters on a blue ground, hut hough he had seen it every morli ng for many years he could not re neiuber anything more. Then the igent led him out and showed him I liai it was an advertisement of somebody's liver pills. This storv carries its own moral. Wi len the lirst advertisement was painted un a wall for those to read rtdio never rcadncwspapcrs it doubt less did attract attention. But when i dozen brass bands arc tooting at ?1 time, it would puzzle an expert to [ell what tune any of them is play ing. In passing along the street the brain can only take in a certain number of impressions and instinc tively rejects those not of immedi ate interest. In reading a newspa per the attention of the reader ?3 given to tho space before him for several minutes, perhaps half an hour. Ile sees things which he would not notice in an instant's sur vey. If he happens to want some particular kind of goods he cannot iio out on the streets and scan thc buildings for thc sign of the dealer. Ho looks in the paper or in the di rectory. Any one who wishes to test thc comparative value of thc street sign and the newspaper 7ieod only make tile experiment described in the story. The chances are that he cannot tell the names of three of thc numerous firms whose goods he lias seen advertised on walls and fences between his home and his place of business. - Washington Times. A Matter of Teetii. He was a Cornish miner, and ho went to tho local dentist to have a troublesome tooth drawn. "I want a tooth held out," he announced, with a lino air of unconcern, taking Iiis seat in the chair of torture and opening his mouth for inspection. "Which ono is it?" asked the den tist. "Thicky there, I reckon," he replied, pointing a coal grimed fin ger toward tho ono which seemed to him to be thc seat of torment. There was brief silence, a long, sickening wrench, and out the supposed of fender caniC: "Why, this isn't the one, man. It's perfectly sound/' said tho man with tho forceps. The miner looked at the tooth gravely, returned it, leaned bock in the chair composedly, gripped its arms ready for the fray and quietly remarked, "Well. 1 reckon ye'd better go straight on till ve come to un." When She Waked. Mildred was just three months old when wc took her to a friend's to show her off. This lady's little boys, four and six years of age, were very much interested in the sleeping baby. They asked many questions, such as "Can she cat?" and "Can elie walk ?" etc. On discovering that she had no teeth, that she slept much of the time, that she could neither talk norwalk, Herbert, the younger boy, said somewhat pitying ly, "Well, when will sho be alive?" -Ohio State Journal. Getting Along. "I suppose a fellow ought to have a good deal of money saved up be fore he thinks of marrying?" "Nonsense! I didn't have a cent when I started, and I'm getting ulong fine now." "That so ? Installment plan ?" "Yes, and we've only been mar ried and keeping house for a year, and I've got the engagement ring all paid for now." Aunt Ann's Doubts. "Sometimes," remarked Aunt Ann Peebles, "I almost doubt whether Sister Hinkle"Sby is even a Christian. She's so busy looking after the souls of other people nn' gettin? donations for tho poor an' helpin* all sorts of folks out of trouble that I don't be lieve she's ever stopped to seo whether she's got her own soul saved or not."-Chicago Tribune. CASTOR HA. m B?ttith? _>* Tha Kind You Haw Always Bought - A girl is HIW-IVS Ktiro t>he is !. ?v irg a gt'ud limo when two men ask her to go out and she goea with the one sho doesn't want to go with to make the other one mad. . - No girl has aright to throw such temptation in a tuan'* a? having' ,* little curl low down on her teck. Tili: DULY MAN as Advantage in Many Cases Over tho IluniUnnie Mau. t It 11 ri H been estimated that there ure nly r>(l,00(j xi ally handsome men in ?ie United State?. Therefore lu- of uod cheer, >ou of the 32,050,000, for urely iii our number we can hide our ?stress. And no more need we of verage beauty-or lack of it-bc jeal us of bim of haodsomo form and nmtenanco, for thc world's great ?ve affairs show we should bc equally }? atchful of thc 50,000 men who aro J . usitivcly ugly. There was as much ruth as boa-ting in thc statement of oho Wilkes, the famous London al ?nimo: "Ugly as I om, if I can ave but a quarter of an hour's titurt I 'ill get ibo better of any man, bow yer good looking, in the graces of any roman." Of Wilkes' abuormul ugliness there ia? never any question. "Tbe dni ren in tho street ran away affrighted i the sight of him." And yet bis ewers of fascination were HO great bat women of beauty and fashion ied with each other for his notice, .bile handsome mena of all courtly races were ucglected. It M ns said that there were few .caution ul'the day whose hand Wilkes night not have conlidcntly hoped to fin. Ile married one of tho richest ad loveliest wouieu of bis tim-. ''Beauty and Beast they call us,'1 ?Yilkes once said to a friend, "aud I laonot boncbtly find fault with the lescription." That there is a powerful fascioa ,ion for some women in extreme ugli less is proved by innumerable cases u which women who have been richly lowered with physical charms have 'allen in love with men of almost re pulsive appearance. Queen Wilhelmina is an example of i channing and attractive young wo ;uau choosing an ugly man. Fat and plain of face, and, for a royal person, distinctly poverty stricken, Prince Heinrich, of Mecklenburg-Schwerin bas bad great fascination for woman kind. Gossips whispered that the young . duke was taken by surprise when the i little queeu of Holland showed lu r preference for bim, and set it was not the first time that ho had been admir . ? . . j e u :_L Ol HUU CUUllCU UN ?VU LL! CU Ul lija mus. When Princess Helena, of Russia, suddenly broke her engagement with Mas, nf Baden, it was believed to be because she hoped to persuado her parents lu Itt her marry the stout, blond dukeling Heinrich, and the youngest daughter of the duke of Ed inburg also loved the young duke, though ia vain. In fact Prince Hein rich was unit..aally fascinating, and ho knew it. NAPOLEON'S RIVAL AN UGLY MAN. Neipperg, au ugly creature, with small abilities and yet smaller for tune, was Napoleon Bonaparte's rival in the affection of Marie Louise, who fell furiously in love with him. With everything to lose and nothing to gain by her encouragement of the man, she left no stone unturned until she was able io make herself Neipperg's wife. In the eyes oraho world it was a ter rible degradation for the widow of the French emperor to become the wife of an Austrain count, but sho oared not a whit what the world said, as waa tho ca*e with women who ran after the ugly Duke do Richelieu. Whuu Richelieu wa-? shut up id the ?aftiile crowds of women, old aud young, rich and poor, used to oollect every day at the hour when ho took his exorcise on the parapets, and adoro him from a distance, deploring the incarceration of so adorablo a person. When Liszt WBB au old man with a hard, linly faoe, women begged per mission to kiss his ugly hands, and raved over him us though he were Adouis' self. Dozens of school girls and countesses who worshiped at his shrine oated not a pin for bis musio, nor understood a uote of it, but were keenly alivo to the obarm of bis per sonality. There were few plainer mea of his generation than the great Lord Brougham, and aa few who took so ule trouble to ingratiate themselves to the favor of women. Yet he iiiht bave picked and chosen among ie fairest ut' society beauties. f|,o a lcstiou where Lord Brougham was, ie answer was once given: "Where tc ladies are tho thickest.M By fol wing this significant guide he wa3 morally run to earth. Perhaps the reason of the attrac veness cf tho plain man is that he is n vain. Ile can't be, of his face, at iy rate. "A pretty man ia a nuisance," one, ri was overheard to say. "I mean ic man whoRe hair curls, whose leeks are red and who poses in pub? z places where he may be easily eu, and *bo always wears a sleek nile on his thoughtless face. Ile is nuisance because of his cou zeit, iris grow weary of looking at him, it he still keeps in the way, believ g he is giving them a treat." Knew What He Was Doing. The affability of a candidato for arliauieutary honors has a great [feet, and tnauy a vote is secur"4. by icaria of it. But it would seem that IIusivene8s aud affability aro some ones indulged iu for quite a different 3ason when tuen are wooing a constit ency. Au incident in an Ea?t lind lection proved this. One of thc can idates was extremely gushing, and ho election agent when :u conversa ion with a keen supporter said: "It is a grand idea, that of Mr. -. He is not only not satisfied vit h shakiug hands with the voters in be ordinary way, but whenever he neets them he grabs both their hands md shakes them effusively." "I see," said the supporter; "but lon't you think that that's rather ?vere jing it?" "Well, it may look like that," re ;urned the agent, "but Mr.-knows lis business, and he knows that so ODg as he holds both of their hands [iis wat?h is safe!"-Tit-BitB. Dropped the Subject. "Five thousand dollars for a dog! ' ho exclaimed as he looked up from his newspaper. "Do you believe any one ever paid any such price, Maria?" "I'm sure I don't know, James," she returned without stopping her needle-work even for a moment. "Dues lue paper cay that much wag paid?" "Y'es. There's an artiolo on valu able dogs, and it speaks of one that was sold for $5,0?0. I don't believo it." "It may be true, James,*' she said quietly. "Some of theso well bred animals bring fancy prices, and there's no particular reason why the paper should lie about it." "1 know that, Maria. But just think of it! Just try to grasp the magnitude of that sum in your weak, feminine mind. You don't seem to realize it. Five thousand dollars for a dog! Why, hang it, Maire, that's more than I'm worth!" "I know it, James, but some are worth more than others." She went calmly on with her sow ing, while he fumed and spot tared for a moment and theo dropped the sub ject, especially the weak, feminine mind part of it.-Exchange. - - m Moving Oat of Texas. New Orleans, La., December 26. The boll weevil, has turned a consider able tide of immigration from Texas to Mississippi. There are 90,000 Mis sissippians bottled in Texas, who with their families constitute 250,000 per sons, the largest element in the Lone Star State. The holidays have brought hundreds of these Mississippians baok to their old homes, and they say they have come for'good, the failure of crops this year, largely because of the boll weevil having convinced them that they oan do better in Mississippi thau in Texas.-New York Sun. -i- im ? -' -? - After a man ha? been married two years ho thinks there isa't ? chair in tho house strong enough for his wife to sit in his lap. - A man saves a great .deal of money by not having it ,fco invest. CHRONIC SORES Signs of Polluted Blood. Then is nothing so repulsive looking and disgusting os an old Gore.' Yon worry over it till the brain grows weary and work with it Until the patience is exhausted, and {he very sight of the old festering, sickly looking place makes yon irritable, despondent nnd desperate. A chron ic sore is the very best evidence that y our blood is in an u nh eal thy and impoverished condition, that your constitution is breaking; down under ' the effects of some serious disorder. The taking; of strong medicines, like mercury pr potash, will sometimes so pollute and vitiate the blood and im pair the general system that the merest scratch er bruise results in obstinate^ non-healing ?ores of the most offensive character. Often an inherited taint breaks out in frightful eating sores upon the limbs or face in old age or middle life. Wt m?er a sore refuses to heaVthe blood is always at fault, and, while antiseptic washes, salves, soaps and powders can do much to keep down the inflammation and cleanse the sore, it 'will \ never heal permanently till the blood itself has been purified and the deadly, germs and poisons destroyed, and with S. S. S. this can be accomplished-the JU f>*"""J blood is purified and invigorated, and when ricb.purebloodisagain circulating freely throughout the body the flesh around the old sore begins to take otl a natural color, the discharge of matter ceases *,T kud the place heals over. S.S. S. is both ? blood purifier and tonic that puts your blood in order oud at the same time tones up the system and builds up the general health, If you have a chronic sore write us. No charge for medical advice? Will prohibir cure! by (eti In the ?mern nejri, the cb? lion ol the ir? Though M find hld taf? by RHEUMA for "mil who try RHEUMA REV. J. R Md., wittel ? 75 yean ol-'.. do the work. Had eitel require mor.:. RHEUMACIDB 2 rid of the cause. io i?^ no trice cl the di ic ase lingera lt purines the blood, ritiere! toe inanimation cf the kid c constipation and the catarrh that iollowi auch a coadl .m. Mary E. Welborn. of Hikh Point, N. C.. li 60 yean old -d from rheumatism for 20 yean, she waa completely cured IDE, and declares the leela "yean younger" and ii anxioci ire suffering from any cf the formi of thii dread disease" to IDE and be cured. WHEELER, a noted Metfeodlit minister, of Reisterstown, husiastically of RHEUMACIDE, which cured bim. He ii J has been in ;he ministry .' u yean. SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE FI?OM BOBBITT CHEMICAL CO., PROPRIETORS. BALTIMORE; MP, --* "QIT8 AT THC JOINTS FROM THE INSIDE." V Hf Is None Too Good for r\ I the Sick! WE cany ia Block MEDICINES that have* been tested, and stand rights ehind anything we sell. If not perfectly satisfactory you gel your money aek. -* OUR FAMILY MEDICINE ASSORTMENT Viii interest you, and savr you considerable money in the run cf a yeast. S&" Talk to us when next you are in the city. I ! EVLLNS PHARMACY. D. S. YANDI VER. J. J. MAJOR. E. P. VAN DIVER. VAN DIVER BROS. & MAJOR, - DEALERS IN - Carriages, feuggies, Wagons and Harness. WE hali tried to give you as liberal treatment as it waJpseible for us to extend, and now we * aek voulue and all, to be PROMPT in your SETTlfclENT with us. Please bear this in mind, al? Bettie the very earliest day possible, and gr?.y oblige. If yon ?qp a BUGGY we have them Cheap. Yours truly, YANDIVBR. BROS. & MA JOR ove Special at&tion is invited to a new shipment of ACORN (>T?VES AND RANGES ? Which we have j i both coal or wood| If you requii tunity to explain We also can EN WARE and Gutteii rd feceived, and which includes the very latest patterns,, Japted to the requirements of this market. ?nything in the Stove or Hange line we solicit an oppor ! merits ot'THE ACORN. complete and up-to-dato-?ne of TINWARE, WOOD LICE FURNISHINGS. Plumbing and Electric Wiring executed on short notice* [truly, ARCHER & NORRIS. )lVg 2. P. VANDIVER? NTHVER BROS., GENERAL MERCHANTS. WE havo tjjendid 8tock of STAPLE GROOERI?8 On hand at priBhat no Firm can beat and few equal. Spl?la Line of Shoes and Staple Dry Goods. 8@1 If y#W? US ANYTHING wo believe we would appreciate a PROMPT WrLEMENT just a little more than anybody. Try ?a and seo if we don'tff Yours for Trade and Collections, VANPIVER BROS. Ii would like for all the People in Anderson inty to come to nt for their wants io the : : Our Siva laiger ard more complete than it bas ever been. ff Patent Medicines, Chemicals, j , .ff * Stationery, Paints^Seeds, ff Aitiat Materials, Per?nites,* And m facjpthiog that is found in nn ?p-toODate Drug StcrG? |j^L fr NO BETTER PIANOS S BSP^^BSKT I Made in tbe world, and no lower ffl SJ^E-xawfc?BtdHUB prices. Absolutely the highest grade W^pi&^a^aaa^SL that Van be found, and the surprise i? ttb&^^MgSB&l how ran such high grade Pianos be aSSgg* had fii> renE?nftb,G^ wen, ifs ibis :'V^SSBSBS[ Vi?y : Pianos are hiing sold st too ' ^ffFI R?^ciniu &r?iii a P?onr- Igave y?u ^rom ^ *? mi I??J PBSPSIH 40 PER 0601 m the C08t~ 1 am ro7own JWSS?l?fiBi book-keeper, salesman and collector fin} mmt^?f^SSBr- -tho. whole *'Show." ?ee l No ?^MF^^iy ^R^^ workid-over, second-atand repooesed ? ?^F^ . ?l? ^k. ? do not fell ? bat kind. If you ^E^^p-S^-,: ??'in'Miy ate alrigbtyonr orodit is good withme . ^WR?ed Orgta in the world is the ?Cr^rpent?r," Ja? flpHHHfWHBBBHL^^